Over the next three days, Thornfield became a hub of careful and calculated preparation. On the surface, they were organizing a normal emergency council, but under that surface, they were setting a trap.
Victor worked relentlessly to create a false narrative about finding Order supply routes and communications networks. He fabricated documents that looked real, created detailed intelligence reports that seemed believable, and even planted false information to make the story more convincing.
"The point is to make Elise think this information is valuable." Victor explained to the war council. "She needs to believe that we've actually discovered something important about the Order's operations, something she'd want to know about, something that would make her presence at the council look natural rather than suspicious, especially after the last episode."
Meanwhile, Adrian focused on the security.
